1982 Oakland Athletics season

Offseason

• December 4, 1981: Joe Rudi was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
• December 9, 1981: Rich Bordi was traded by the Athletics to the Seattle Mariners for Dan Meyer.
• February 7, 1982: Dennis Kinney was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
• February 24, 1982: Craig Minetto was traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Allen Edwards (minors).

Regular season

• In the first fifty games of the season, Rickey Henderson had stolen 49 bases. By the All-Star break, Henderson had 84 steals.

• October 3, 1982: Joe Rudi hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 14, 1982: Rob Picciolo was traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Warren and John Evans (minors).
• June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball draft
  • Phil Stephenson was drafted by the Athletics in the 3rd round.
  • Charlie O'Brien was drafted by the Athletics in the 5th round.
  • Jeff Kaiser was drafted by the Athletics in the 10th round.
  • Jim Eppard was drafted by the Athletics in the 13th round.
  • José Canseco was drafted by the Athletics in the 15th round. Canseco signed on June 17, 1982.
• June 28, 1982: Jim Spencer was released by the Oakland Athletics.
• July 15, 1982: Preston Hanna was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
• September 6, 1982: Rick Bosetti was released by the Athletics.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Haven, Modesto

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudijo01.shtml Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordiri01.shtml Rich Bordi page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kinnede01.shtml Dennis Kinney page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/minetcr01.shtml Craig Minetto page at Baseball Reference]
5. ''Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records'', p.52, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN. 978-1-55365-507-7
6. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats18.shtml Home Run in Last At Bat] by Baseball Almanac
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/picciro01.shtml Rob Picciolo page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stephph01.shtml Phil Stephenson page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brich01.shtml Charlie O'Brien page at Baseball Reference]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaiseje01.shtml Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference]
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/epparji01.shtml Jim Eppard page at Baseball Reference]
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cansejo01.shtml José Canseco page at Baseball Reference]
13. "Jim Spencer Stats".
14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hannapr01.shtml Preston Hanna page at Baseball Reference]
15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bosetri01.shtml Rick Bosetti page at Baseball Reference]